Common kingfisher
also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher (Bồng chanh, Alcedo atthis)
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.
Alcedo: a Latin word for kingfisher. The name is from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, kingfisher.
Atthis, a beautiful young woman of Lesbos, and favourite of Sappho.